Kuwait Fund 30-Bed Hospital
Public project
- Planned
- Stopped
- Open
- Started
- Contract signed 15 May 2023
Anand Buildtech, MVR 95.6m, 18 months, financed by the Kuwait Fund. Work stopped in 2024 and the contract was cancelled in March 2025.
About
The Kuwait Fund 30-Bed Hospital was one of seven 30-bed hospitals the government planned to build on the islands with financing from the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development. Milandhoo's was contracted to India's Anand Buildtech in May 2023 for MVR 95.6 million, to be finished in 18 months. Work stopped in 2024 after the funding was withdrawn, and the government cancelled the contract in March 2025. A separate new hospital is now being built by MTCC.
Key facts
- Financed by
- Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development1
- Contractor
- Anand Buildtech Pvt Ltd2
- Beds
- 303
Timeline
Island timeline- Now
- 2026
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12 August 2026· 3 months ago
Indian contractor seeks damages
The MDP said an Indian company had claimed over USD 70 million in damages after several hospital contracts, including Milandhoo's, were terminated.
adhadhu.com - 2025
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11 March 2025
Anand Buildtech contract cancelled
The government cancelled the Milandhoo, Thulusdhoo and Velidhoo hospital contracts with Anand Buildtech, according to the MDP.
adhadhu.com - 2024
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19 March 2024
Kuwait Fund withdraws financing
The Kuwait Fund withdrew its financing for the hospital projects, including the 30-bed hospital in Shaviyani Milandhoo. The government said the fund's rules had been broken.
corporatemaldives.com -
March 2024
Work stalled
Health Minister Abdulla Khaleel told parliament that work had stopped after the Kuwait Fund withdrew financing; Adhadhu later disputed that the fund had pulled out.
adhadhu.com - 2023
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15 May 2023
Contract signed with Anand Buildtech
The Health Ministry contracted India's Anand Buildtech to build the 30-bed hospital, part of a MVR 686.8m, seven-hospital Kuwait Fund package due in 18 months. Milandhoo's share was MVR 95,627,718.
atolltimes.mv -
16 April 2023
Kuwait Fund 'no objection' to award
The Kuwait Fund issued a no-objection letter (KF/9G11-48) to the tender board's recommendation, which followed an evaluation report dated 12 March 2023, to award Milandhoo to Anand Buildtech.
adhadhu.com - 2022
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5 December 2022
Bid deadline extended
The deadline for bids in the re-tender was moved to 2 January 2023.
psmnews.mv -
7 November 2022
Re-tendered with six other hospitals
The first bidding was annulled and bids were invited again (TES/2022/W-045-R01) for seven Kuwait Fund-financed 30-bed hospitals, with a USD 35,000 bid security each.
finance.gov.mv
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